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- The big new London restaurants opening in November 2024
November is often one of the busiest months of the year for new openings and this year is no exception. We see the launch of two Thai food big hitters, a legendary pie maker returns and yes, Jason Atherton is at it again.
- El Celler de Can Roca is opening a restaurant TimeSpirit in Scotland
30/10/24 - updated with more details about the opening.
It may be cheaper to fly to Girona to try the original, than to take the train up to Scotland - but news that world-class restaurant El Celler de Can Roca is opening a restaurant north of the border is still very interesting indeed.
The restaurant is opening a dining 'experience' up at The Macallan
... - The Savoy to open Gallery restaurant and Scoff, a dedicated scone shop
30/10/24 - updated with details of the menu and an opening date
The next big revamp of The Savoy is nearly upon us. This time they've been redoing the Thames Foyer, which was initially said to be transformed into the "Savoy Lounge" but now they've decided to call it Gallery.
If you're trying to place exactly where that is, it's right in the
... - Soho's hottest new speakeasy Zum Barbarossa is underneath The Seafood Bar
The Seafood Bar in Soho has always had a pretty impressive lower ground space, but now it's undergone a complete transformation for their brand new speakeasy Zum Barbarossa.
It's actually the second outpost of the bar, as they previously launched it in Amsterdam, but this one really benefits from the location, particularly the original brick-arched alcoves that really give
... - The Berkeley announce La Môme London as their new main restaurant
Well, we've been waiting for this news. It's been almost a year since Marcus Wareing's restaurant at The Berkeley had its last service. Now the Knightsbridge hotel has finally announced what's going to take its place. They're bringing in restaurateurs Ugo and Antoine Lecorché to open a London branch of the brothers' Southern French restaurant La Môme.
- Cafe Mondo sees Mondo Sando going permanent in Camberwell
29/10/24 - updated with the opening date.
They've found lots of success with their sandwich residencies, particularly in the Grove House Tavern in Camberwell, but now sarnie kings Mondo Sando are getting ready to go it alone. Run by co-founders Jack Macrae and Viggo Blegvad, they're opening the standalone Cafe Mondo in Camberwell.
The new place is billed as a sandwich cafe by
... - Delamina Townhouse is opening in Covent Garden
Updated 28/10/24 with soft launch details
They already have the original Delamina in Marylebone and Delamina East in Shoreditch and now restaurateurs Limor and Amir Chen are adding a third restaurant to the group. Delamina Townhouse will launch in Covent Garden (taking over the Volto do Mar space).
As with their previous restaurants, the Townhouse will have an Eastern
... - Voyage with Adam Simmonds is the new restaurant at King's Cross hotel The Megaro
It looks like King's Cross is about to get another very interesting dining spot, with top chef Adam Simmonds coming in to take over the main restaurant at The Megaro Hotel. He'll be launching Voyage with Adam Simmonds there.
If you're not familiar with Simmonds, he's previously had one star at Danesfield House and recently in London, he's been one of
... - Jason Atherton to open Row on 5, his new flagship restaurant on Savile Row
Updated 25/10/24 with opening date
Interesting news reaches us of a plan by Jason Atherton to open what's being described as a 'flagship restaurant' in Mayfair. The restaurateur, is very busy indeed this Autumn, but this is planned as his flagship.
Row on 5 will take over two floors of a new building on Savile Row. The concept is "a culinary voyage"
... - Italian restaurant Artusi Soho takes the reins at Underbelly Boulevard
Cafe Kitty only lasted nine months as the Soho Underbelly Bouevard's dining spot, but now another high-profile restaurant is giving it a shot. This time, it's Peckham's Artusi (also behind Marcella in Deptford), who will be taking it on as Artusi
... - Tamila's next destination is King's Cross
The casual rotis and curries restaurant Tamila (from the people behind the Tamil Prince) may have only just opened its first place in Battersea, but the team behind it are already getting ready to open a second one. This time it's a little closer to The Tamil Prince, opening around the corner from King's Cross station.
Little has been revealed about the opening yet, except that they're planning to open in
... - Santo Remedio's latest authentic Mexican restaurant is in Marylebone
23/10/24 - updated with the opening date
It would have been hard to believe it could happen less than a decade ago, but these days London has some really great Mexican restaurants.
One of the restaurants that really helped to kick all this off is Santo Remedio, which first opened back in 2016 in Shoreditch. Run by Edson and Natalie Diaz-Fuentes it
... - It's Bagels pick Soho for their next opening
23/10/24 - updated with the opening date
Looks like Londoners' appetites for NYC-style bagels are firmly in the ascendant as news reaches us that the super popular bagel bakery It's Bagels is now heading into the West End.
The bakery, which debuted in Primrose Hill in 2023, opened a second branch this summer in Notting Hill which was also a big hit. So the idea that they are also about to take Soho by storm
... - Chef Rohit Ghai is opening Vatavaran restaurant and cocktail bar in Knightsbridge
7/11/24 - updated with menu details and a look inside
Six months after 'vibe dining' destination Geode in Knightsbridge closed its doors, a restaurant team that's related are now trying again in the same space. Michelin-starred chef Rohit Ghai is opening Vatavaran on the same site (his other restaurants Kutir and Manthan are part of the Arrow Mayfair Group and Arrow Hospitality was the company who
... - Jeremy King to reopen Simpson's in the Strand
21/10/24 Updated with a new launch date
Jeremy King is definitely on a roll at the moment. He's opened The Park near Hyde Park, relaunched Le Caprice as Arlington and next he's going to be
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